Whitehall’s ‘woke’ rules now extend to the pub
Saqib Bhatti, the Conservative MP for Meriden, warned that “adopting a quota-filling box ticking approach only exacerbates division, causes resentment and creates an ‘us and them’ culture.”…
Ukraine turmoil could mean more UK energy firms going bust, ministers fear
The sudden price spike has been fuelled by Ukraine-Russia tensions, low levels of storage across Europe, the early retirement of several nuclear power plants and lower than…
NHS trusts to get funding based on how well they clear Covid backlogs
Sajid Javid, the Health Secretary, promised to introduce “a payment system that incentivises strong performance and delivers value for money for the public”. A government source said:…
Britain warns of Russian cyber attacks as companies urged to take defensive action
Ms Patel warned: “We are already seeing an escalation of Russian information operations clearly intended to provide a pretext for military action against Ukraine, and we should…
Ukraine crisis: We’ll make it impossible for Russia to raise funds in City, says Boris Johnson
Theresa May, Mr Johnson’s predecessor, said he was “right to press the case for continued diplomacy while preparing the most severe sanctions for Russia if Putin chooses…
Wind farms were paid not to generate half their potential electricity
Wind farms have been paid to refrain from producing up to half of the electricity they are capable of generating, according to research that led MPs to…
Boris Johnson set to be among first to learn fate in ‘partygate’ investigation
Sources have told The Telegraph that Mr Johnson’s case is likely to be among the first to be concluded – raising the prospect that, now he has…
One million hit by power cuts – and Storm Eunice chaos could go on into next week
More than a million homes were left without power after Storm Eunice brought chaos to roads and rail and damaged homes and landmarks across Britain. On Friday…
Use our calculator to see when you’ll hit the pension lifetime allowance
More than a million savers will be caught out by complex pension tax rules that punishes workers for saving too much towards retirement. Pension tax charges can…
What is the lifetime allowance and how can I protect myself from paying 55pc tax?
How am I taxed? Once you decide to start taking your pension, your provider should run an automatic test to tell you whether you are above the…
Avoid these cheap stocks which are ready to trap investors
While there was opportunity for DIY investors to make big gains on cheap shares, plenty were primed to fall, according to Alessandro Dicorrado, of the Ninety One…
Households pay £1,000 more for ‘green’ energy which is not even renewable
Households on “green” energy tariffs are paying nearly £1,000 a year more for their bills, while still receiving electricity generated by fossil fuels. Amid a cost of…
Middle-class families hit as premium food brands rise fastest
The trade association’s Tom Holder said the disparity suggested supermarkets were increasing the costs of premium-brand products faster than their “essentials” and “basics” ranges. “Supermarkets want to…
This is the UK’s highest tax rate – and it’s eating away at your hard-earned savings
He might have got away with it, too. But with runaway inflation hitting a 30-year high of 5.5pc in January and forecast by the Bank of England…
Dear Rishi Sunak: stop the tax raid on our pensions
The freeze also means an extra 400,000 workers will fall foul of the cap, according to Sir Steve Webb, a former pensions minister and now partner at…
Ask the expert: Is buying a very low-mileage car a good or bad thing?
Alex Robbins is contributing editor at Telegraph Cars where, as well as responding to readers’ queries, he also contributes reviews of new and used cars, together with…
The surprising exercise every over 50 should do to improve strength (and brain power)
NHS figures show that around one in three adults over 65 will have at least one fall a year, stresses physiotherapist Katie Knapton, while half of people…
‘We’re prisoners here – and nobody can help us’: Meet the exiled Chagossians of Crawley
Still, many Chagossians cannot gain British citizenship either. Exiles are entitled to it, but their children are only if both parents are from the island and married….
Dear Richard Madeley: ‘I suspect my mother is having an affair with her colleague’
Dear Richard, For years it’s been a standing joke in our family that one of my mother’s colleagues is in love with her. He and his wife…
Mary McCartney: ‘I want people to look at my plate at dinner and go, I wish I’d ordered that’
As for her other guests on the show: Reese Witherspoon, Zooming in from America, “was really funny. She had genuinely texted a few months before, saying: ‘I…
How to keep your mind sharp in your 60s and beyond
It’s certainly good news for anyone in their 40s or 50s. For years, we’ve been told that our mental performance peaks in our 20s before making a…
No10 ‘culture clash’ over DIY abortion pills
The temporary ‘DIY abortion’ system could be made permanent, The Telegraph can disclose, amid a “culture clash” of beliefs in Government. No10 aides are understood to be…
Comedy was funnier when it didn’t seek to change the world
‘Everybody wants to save the earth: nobody wants to help Mom do the dishes.” That is one of my favourite lines from P J O’Rourke, who died this week….
The woke onslaught is demoralising the Anglosphere just when it needs its confidence
Over the last ten years or so, fundamental assumptions that sustained an optimistic vision of the international order have been collapsing. The assumption that globalisation was the…
Driveways are the last line of defence in the war against suburbia
It is easy to sympathise with Joni Mitchell’s words: they paved paradise and put up a parking lot. But if you live in a city and need…